"Pan" wrote in message
news:pl6js09eo8rg7mmalbt2ak99ra4ntcnp6f@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:23:42 -0000, "DC." wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >Yes it's generally true that most of the Northern dishes are 'bland'
> >compared to the more Southern dishes
> [snip]
> Bland compared to Cantonese? Anyway, I disagree. I loved the spicy
> pickles that were served at dim sum places in Beijing, for example.
> That region of China is not far from Korea and its food shows some
> commonalities with Korean food.
>
> Michael
Hi Micheal,
Well i did say 'generally' & i do not mean all Northern Chinese food is
bland... as i'm eating my late lunch of steamed pork with tianjin preserved
veg. & rice. A northern dish! east of Beijing if i'm not mistaken : )
It's just that Cantonese cuisine is a little more how shall i say...
'colourful' esp. after the excesses of the 70's & 80's boom in HK, where
Cantonese cuisine went ballistic in my opinion, you know how crazy they get
with seafood & fish, then there's all the newer stuff like XO sauce & every
business meal or high class meal has to end with a bottle or 2 of XO Brandy
etc.. I think with the money came the opportunity to expand the Cantonese
cuisine & try new things, changing the common sleepy back water HK cuisine
to something special. Like i say, maybe in time to come, Beijing & Northern
Chinese cuisine will also evolve. I know that Shanghainese food is already
evolving & changing a little with all the new people & money around. It
happens everywhere. And once it gets as popular as Cantonese cuisine, it can
then be 'exported' out to other countries outside China & Asia, like how
Cantonese cuisine/food is like in the West.
DC.
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